Dealing With Ear Stretching Blowouts | What Are They, How to Heal & Prevent

During the ear stretching process, we all want to get to our goal size as soon as possible. But there are reasons why it's necessary to be patient with the process. One of those reasons are blowouts. What exactly is a blowout? How can you prevent one? If you have one, how can you heal it? I go over all of that in this video!
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[ihavenoeyeballs]

I have a blowout right now going from 13mm to 14mm. One ear was ready but the other wasn’t. 3 days of throbbing aching pain bc I didn’t listen to my body and forced it 😭 lesson learned

[JerrTheHooman]

Ive definitely had small blowouts a few times during my journey. The only reason the skin didn't blow out of the back yet is because I diligently massage my lobes with oil every day and it breaks down the scar tissue. Only downside is this doesn't stop the damage completely. It keeps the skin INSIDE the fistula but since it's still damaged/scarred skin, it does make moving up the next size harder/wait times longer because my lobes aren't AS elastic anymore

[Gothwithoutacause]

Glass plugs can almost always be found in half steps!! I sized up in single mm increments from my starting size all the way to where I am now (17mm)

[TheVioletDragon]

Unfortunately, I have been experiencing a blowout that won't heal completely, but it has gotten substantially better through home treatments and patience. My blowout occurred when I stretched from 12mm to 13mm. I moved to the mountains and it was now over a 4 hour drive to anyone who did piercings, so I opted to do it myself.... So, I bought the tapering rods and glass plugs online, but what I didn't know then (and learned the hard way) is that after a certain size you don't use tapering rods to stretch. I pushed the tapering rod through with no problem, but when I tried to slide the jewelry through it all went downhill. I purchased the single-flare glass plugs that weren't rounded, they were more cylindrical-shaped. The first ear I did wasn't so bad, but I wasn't as lucky with the second ear. I kept trying to follow the tapering rod with the plug, but it was very difficult. After a few attempts, I managed to get the plug in, but my ears were on fire! I mean, the pain was unimaginable. I later read that you need to use the single-flared with a rounded end to push through on its own without a tapering rod. I didn't even know I had a blowout forming until the next time I sized up. I didn't experience any pain or discomfort when I stretched, but I noticed the jewelry was sitting funky in my ear. I am now at 16mm, and the keloid on the back of my ear is permanent but isn't so major that it impacts the way my jewelry sits. I used salt in a shot glass with very warm water. I mixed the salt in the water and held it up to my ear lobe, then I rubbed coconut oil, rose oil, or jojoba oil on the entire lobe before putting my plug back in and the keloid got very small. I went 8 months before noticing it, otherwise I could've healed it completely. Even though I didn't skip sizes and waited long enough to stretch, not having the proper stretching tools caused a blow out anyway! Lesson learned, hopefully someone can learn from my mistake and prevent the same thing from happening to them!

[ethancummings]

I skipped from a 6 to a 2 and one is kinda sore so I’m definitely gonna wait up to 6 months for my ears to heal before even thinking about going up

[graywingss]

I stretched my ear to 9/16th and it was totally fine. Like it just slipped right in. Was a little bit tight but wasn’t uncomfortable and definitely didn’t hurt at all. Had it for two days and kept it clean, and oiled. Woke up in the third day and it had swollen up out of nowhere. It had bled and crusted. Completely out of the blue. There was no signs of a blowout beginning. Is it possible I tugged on it in my sleep or soemthing and split my skin in my ear? It doesn’t appear to have split from one side of the fistula to the back side. But rather like a scrape inside the tunnel going from left to right (not front to back).

[noobpro]

I don’t think i have a blow out. I’m thinking part of my fistula was irritated from sleeping but I’m gonna keep an eye on it. It isn’t painful rn so I’m taking that as a good sign in comparison to some other things I’m reading here.

[kaylawoods]

I just experienced a blow out because I stretched with a silicone plug instead of the usual glass I normally would use. Big mistake. Very painful. I’m hoping it heals without permanent damage to my lobe so I can continue to stretch to the size I want

[wolfyplayzuwu]

I have blowout right now and didn't realise what it was so thank u :) I stretched too quickly

[atomicsamurai]

0 and 00 are the safest bet. Once you get into those fraction sizes, you’re askin for trouble lol.

[angiesafetypinz]

After watching this video.. I realized that my right ear "lose ear" it's a blowout .. 😢 yet I kept stretching.. I waited about a month or so stretching .. I even did the in between sizes.. so I took out my jewelry

[arisunohana]

Honestly found this interesting even though I don’t have plans to stretch mine (already have asymmetrical lobe piercings layout) cus first thing I thought was a tattoo blowout, and I knew that wasn’t it for this video. 😂

[hoodparticles]

i was fine for months after stretching, and oiling my lobes, but somehow i woke up and my ear was cut on the inside. im hoping it heals fine and i can continue stretching

[toshready]

I got my first one back when I stretched to 6g and just a week ago I was stretching to 20mm and after 3 days realized that the intense pain wasn't just from the stretching so I've just recently removed my jewelry and waiting for my ears to heal

[autumnlyons]

I started stretching my ears back in January. ( I started stretching a year ago but didn’t continue) three months ago I was at a 6gauge. I finally decided to stretch to a 4 gauge using acrylic spirals I used them before to move to a 6. I just started stretching to a 4 two days ago and I noticed really bad pain it was hard to fall asleep on both sides of my head but mainly more on my left side. I noticed some Crusties and wanted to clean it (all happened 20 mins ago) I took out the spirals and my left ear started bleeding. When it did It was throbbing and I thought I was going to pass out. (I can’t stand the sight of blood) I eventually got it to stop I couldn’t put in my 4gauge tapers in my left ear but I got it to go in my right. So now that ear never really stretched because now I have my 6 gauge in my left ear and the 4 in my right 😅. My left ear is definitely going to take longer then usual. ( oh and the spirals go up to a 2 gauge and when I was sleeping it pushed all the way to the 2 gauge is what I’m thinking.)

[bobbybakalada]

I have 5/8” in for over a year I woke up and my ear was infected even though I clean them every day, I had to take my earring out entirely and go on antibiotics. Now my ear has no earring in and now I just ordered a 5/8” taper to hope I can slowly get back to 5/8”

[christinabiggers]

I got one going from a 12mm to a 14mm on my right side so I took both of them out and went back down to a OO /10 mm… I’ll just stay here for a few months. If not longer I did notice when I was at a 12 or a 14 mm it’s like my ears didn’t like it idk if my ears are just to small so my goal may just stay at a OO But the only thing my ears like right now are ultra thin silicone tunnels I know your not supposed to wear that but my ears love it I keep them clean and jojoba oil and vitamin e oil in the day time and stretching balm that has hemp oil tea tree oil and other oils all in one at night after my shower so they stay happy …

[berkley_pal]

had my first blowout just a minute ago when on a call when i was at 4g my lobes started bleeding and was upset bc my ears were hurting but i waited the time to go up so i thought it was normal turns out i let my ears abd self be in pain

[Lindemeyer]

I actually went to an inch. Then downsized luckily to 5/8ths. Have had 5/8ths in for years and years. And now, I experience super itchy ears, sometimes bleeding, etc. and I’m completely confused as to why this is happening considering I’ve had my ears gauged for about 10 years and never experienced anything like this. If anyone has any answers, please let me know!

[gufisberg]

I had recently stretched from 10mm to 11mm then to 12mm, while i was at 12mm; I noticed my left ear wasn't in pain but it got super itchy after a couple of days. I decided to clean my ears and noticed there was a little tiny flap in the front of my lobe.. Is that a blowout? Everything I've read and seen is showing the blowout in the back? :(